Figure 1 - Author in F-15A above snow covered Bitburg Air Base, Germany ..............................................................
Figure 2 - Colonel Phil "Hands" Handley .....................................................................................................................
Figure 3 - North American T-28A Trojan ...................................................................................................................
Figure 4 - Mitsubishi A6M Zero - Sen (Zeke) .............................................................................................................
Figure 5 - Aviation Cadet Phil Handley on wing of Lockheed T-33A T Bird at Reese AFB, Texas ..............................
Figure 6 - Grumman F6F Hellcat ................................................................................................................................
Figure 7 - Tactical Air Command Lockheed C 130A Hercules ....................................................................................
Figure 8 - Douglass C-124 Globemaster II .................................................................................................................
Figure 9 - The infamous "Chateau" in Acquigny, France ...............................................................................................
Figure 10 - Typical Citroen CV-2 "Cigarette Roller" ...................................................................................................
Figure 11 - Author at Leh Airfield, Tibet......................................................................................................................
Figure 12 - Rotation to vertical climb from takeoff at Lockbourne AFB, Ohio on July 4, 1965 .....................................
Figure 13 - Northrop T-38A Talon (White Rocket) ....................................................................................................
Figure 14 - Philippino Negrito Natives preparing dinner................................................................................................
Figure 15 - Ban Phan Nop choke point on the Ho Chi Minh Trail with numerous bomb craters visible ..........................
Figure 16 - O-2 Skymaster ........................................................................................................................................
Figure 17 - OV-10 Bronco ........................................................................................................................................
Figure 18 - F-100F as used by the Misty FAC operating from Phu Cat Air Base, South Vietnam ................................
Figure 19 - AC-130A Spectre on ramp at Ubon RTAFB, Thailand .............................................................................
Figure 20 - Spectre's twin 20mm gatling guns ..............................................................................................................
Figure 21 - 8th Tac Fighter Wing "Wolf Pack" F-4D ...................................................................................................
Figure 22 - "Guns Valley" near "The Caves at Sam Neua." ..........................................................................................
Figure 23 - Spectre I.O. scanner in observation position on the AC 130's open, aft cargo ramp ...................................
Figure 24 - Four ship diamond formation of F-4E Phantoms ........................................................................................
Figure 25 - "Run for the Roses" ..................................................................................................................................
Figure 26 - McDonnell Douglas RF-4C ......................................................................................................................
Figure 27 - Rhino Charge Painting ..............................................................................................................................
Figure 28 - Overhead view of air-to-air engagement ....................................................................................................
Figure 29 - Maj. Phil Handley & 1/Lt. Jack Smallwood after landing at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand .................................
Figure 30 - 1/Lt. Jack Smallwood, WSO Sgt. Steve Accup, Crew Chief, Major Phil Handley, Pilot ............................
Figure 31 - Rich Thistle at his easel in creation of Rhino Charge. ..................................................................................
Figure 32 - Suspended scale models of aircraft and bullet stream used by artist. ...........................................................
Figure 33 - Geometrically accurate drawing used to depict visible tracer rounds on painting. .........................................
Figure 34 - The first F-15A Eagle, 76-049, delivered to Bitburg Air Base, Germany and flown the author on its initial sortie ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Figure 35 - 1973 Chevy Z-28 "Mercedes Eater" .........................................................................................................
Figure 36 - Lockheed F-104C Starfighter ...................................................................................................................
Figure 37 - Flight of F-4 Phantoms air-refueling from KC-135 tanker ..........................................................................
Figure 38 - MiG-21 Fishbed C ...................................................................................................................................
Figure 39 - Lockheed RC-121 (Disco) .......................................................................................................................
Figure 40 - KC-135 Boomer's view of F-4E in refueling position ................................................................................
Figure 41 - 1964 Porsche 356C and McDonnell Douglas F-4C ..................................................................................
Figure 42 - Sikorsky HH-53 "Super Jolly Green Giant" Helicopter ..............................................................................
Figure 43 - Mu Gia Pass choke point with numerous bomb craters visible ....................................................................
Figure 44 - "The Roadrunner" VR landmark on PDJ of the Barrel Roll combat operations sector of Laos .....................
Figure 45 - Wolf FAC entering Ban Karai Pass at "The Dog's Head" VR landmark .....................................................
Figure 46 - North American F-86F Sabre ..................................................................................................................
Figure 47 - 1/Lt Don "Bullet" Boulet ...........................................................................................................................
Figure 48 - 1/Lt. Jack "Karst" Smallwood on ramp at Udorn Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand. .......................................
Figure 49 - Squadron Dinner Party .............................................................................................................................
Figure 50 - Wives Cockpit Orientation Day ................................................................................................................

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